The National Testing Agency (NTA), Delhi on behalf of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research conducted the University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test, UGC NET Earth Sciences exam today, January 29, 2022. The exam was held in the second shift from 3 pm to 6 pm at various affiliated exam centers across the country. Applicants who attempted the UGC NET Earth Sciences exam today are now eager to analyze their paper and estimate a rough score obtained in the examination.
According to reports the UGC NET Earth Sciences exam was conducted in a Computer Based (CBT) mode. This exam was a part of the Joint CSIR-UGC NET June 2021 Examination which was conducted for the post of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and for Lectureship (LS)/ Assistant Professors’ post. Interested applicants were asked to report an hour before the commencement of the exam at their respective exam centers.
Applicants who appeared for the UGC NET 2022 Earth Science exam today expressed that the questions asked in todays’ examination were moderately difficult.
CSIR NET 2022 Earth Science Exam Analysis
Applicants who appeared for the UGC NET 2022 Earth Science exam today expressed that the questions asked in todays’ examination were moderately difficult. The question paper was divided into 3 main sections: A, B, and C respectively. Part A consisted of 20 questions out of which candidates were free to solve any 15 of them for full marks. The marking scheme proposed for part A of the exam was as follows: +2 marks for every correct answer, 0 mark for unattempted questions, and – 0.5 marks will be deducted for every incorrect answer.
Part B of the exam consisted of 50 questions out of which a maximum of 35 questions were to be solved correctly for full marks. Marking scheme proposed for this part was the same as that of Part A. The last section of the exam, Part C consisted of a total of 75 questions out of which 25 were to be attempted correctly for full marks. The marking scheme for this section was different from that of other parts. The marking scheme for Part C of the question paper was as follows: +2 marks for every correct answer, 0 Mark for unattempted questions and – 2 marks will be deducted for every incorrect answer.
CSIR NET 2022 Earth Sciences Answer Key – where to check?
Soon after the CSIR NET 2022 Earth Sciences exam was concluded, candidates were wishing for the exam answer key to cross-check the responses that they marked in the exam. Following past years’ trends, various subject experts release unofficial answer keys for every subject of the UGC NET exam. They upload these answer keys online on various social media platforms, preferably YouTube. Unofficial answer keys for CSIR NET 2022 Earth sciences exam can be expected on these platforms soon.
Candidates can use these unofficial answer keys and calculate the marks obtained in the exam. However, they must note that the answer key is unofficial in nature and may vary with the official answer key. Hence, candidates are advised to treat the scores calculated using the unofficial answer key as their tentative scores. Check out links to a few YouTube channels that are most likely to upload the UGC NET Earth sciences unofficial answer key:
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| Unacademy Live | Click Here |
| UGC NET Mentor | Click Here |
| IFAS Life Sciences | Click Here |
| Teaching Pathshala | Click Here |
Applicants can refer to the above-mentioned channels to check out the unofficial answer keys for the UGC NET exam. Candidates eyeing the official answer keys have to wait for a while before their release. NTA will very soon release the official answer keys for every UGC NET exam on its official website. Meanwhile candidates are advised to refer to the unofficial answer keys and keep a regular check on the NTA’s website as well.
